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U.S. Army Air Forces P-47s in formation flight in France and Italy during World War II.

P-47 aircraft in flight in Corsica, France during World War II. U.S. Army Air Forces P-47 aircraft in formation flight over Alto Air Base in Corsica. P-47s fly over trees in Italy.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 15 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675059812
Seventh U.S. Army soldiers prepare for the Allied Invasion of Southern France during Operation Dragoon of World War 2

From a 1952 U.S. Army television program titled The Big Picture. U.S. troops in a fox hole in Korea. A U.S. tank carrying many GIs in Germany.US ski troops in Alaska. Amphibious training on beach in Puerto Rico. United States Army Sergeant James Mansfield introduces the story of United States Seventh Army in the Allied Invasion of Southern France, "Operation Dragoon." Army Colonel William Wilson Quinn seated in office, with army rifle on his desk. He refers to the "Blue Badge" which is the Army infantryman's badge. Then he introduces the story of the Seventh United States Army: On 14 August 1944 Bay of Naples is seen as an open air Marshalling area. Barrage balloons float above the area. Large landing ships sit at dock with their front loading doors open. 3rd,45th and 36th division combined into 7th United States Army. Mechanized war equipment being loaded and checked off the loading chart. 7th army soldiers march through streets. Red Cross workers distribute donuts. Soldiers board ships. Ships leave harbor to join convoy. Ships docked at the West Coast of Corsica. Officers meet for conference aboard ship. Men attend last minute details. Some pray. Animated map depicts the route of the advancement by the troops. Port Cros and Levant : French commandos landed on these islands. U.S. B-25 bombers in flight drop bombs. Fighting ships take their positions. Navigators, gunners and signal men alert. Soldiers prepare for fight. Army Air Forces C-47 aircraft fly in formation. A B-24 bomber over mountains. B-25s in flight.509th Parachute Infantry Battalion being inspected at airport. Paratroopers get into aircraft. Aircraft taxis and takes off. United States Army Air Force C-47 Skytrain and C-54 Skymaster military transport aircraft in flight toward Southern France. Paratroopers descend to ground and advance. Gliders land. Soldiers unload and ready artillery. Aerial view of rugged terrain. Ships underway at sea. Officers look through binoculars aboard ship.

Date: 1944, August 15
Duration: 7 min 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072829
A Jewish chaplain reads service in a tent at Alto Air Base in Corsica, France during the Battle of France of World War II.

Religious services in U.S. Army camps at Alto Air Base in Corsica, France during the Battle of France of World War II. Tents at the air base. Men sitting before a Jewish chaplain in a tent. The Chaplain reads service in front of an altar. Men seated on benches inside the tent. The men read services. A few men reading seated on benches outside the tent. The Jewish chaplain reading service inside the tent and a view of his raiment. Men seated in front of the chaplain.

Date: 1944
Duration: 3 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675070028
USAAC officers sing and drink at officer's club, Alto Air Base, Corsica, France, during World War II

Interiors of U.S. Army Air Corps (USAAC) 57th Fighter Group officer's club at Alto Air Base, Corsica, France, during World War 2. Officers relaxing. They drink and sing as one man plays an accordion.They clink their glasses together from time to time, as the song calls for it.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 9 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051890
American servicemen attend religious service at Alto airbase in Corsica, France, during World War II.

American servicemen, during World War 2, rise following a religious service outside a tent at Alto airbase, Corsica, France. Many of them take time to personally speak with Roman Catholic Archbishop Francis Spellman, who conducted the service. Some of them kiss his ring. American military trucks in the background. Another scene shows servicemen kneeling at a prayer service outside the tent.

Date: 1944, June
Duration: 1 min 31 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675049829
Morning activities of U.S. airmen waking up in Corsica, France during World War II.

United States airmen in Corsica, France during World War 2. American pilot gets up and puts on his socks as he sits on a bunk bed. Pilot brushes his teeth and gargles. Another pilot gets ready as he brushes his teeth. A tent in the background. A pilot puts on his pants. Another pilot brushes his teeth. An airman combs his hair.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675059794